Our Hosts
Dr Sheila Nguyen, Executive Director of Sports Environment Alliance
Emily Self, Operations Coordinator at Sports Environment Alliance
Your Environmental Impact Assessment
The most critical step to address our impact on the environment is to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). This can occur across a spectrum of formality, starting with simply walking around a building and noting the various appliances that are used day to day; to conducting audits with measurable data with varying degrees of specificity; all the way up to seeking certification from an established environmental authority.
The EIA is an excellent mindfulness practice, utilising systems thinking and life cycle analysis to consider the extent to which the choices we make influence and are influenced by the world around us; allowing us to reconnect mindfully with the world around us both physically and socially. From here we can identify the areas in which we can change our behaviour and adapt our places of play to be more resilient to a changing climate and a stronger relationship with the natural environment in which we play.
Join us to learn more about how EIAs are completed, what accreditations exist, and become more mindful of what {ecological} footprints our steps leave behind.